‘Game Of Thrones’ Superfans Just Uncovered A Startling Detail About A Major Character’s Future

We still have almost a year until we discover if Jon Snow really is as dead as the Game of Thrones executive producers are all saying, or if he’s coming back from the dead to save Westeros and romance one Mother of Dragons. While fans of the books have been theorizing about his eventual resurrection for ages, some eagle eyed fans are insisting that the show drops a huge hint in the final moments of the finale.

I personally am unsure if I see it. Game of Thrones is an infamously low-lit show and the scenes at the Wall are already bathed in an eerie ice blue light. That said, Harington’s eyes usually look so brown that they almost look black, and I do detect a lighter hue in the GIF above.

So what happens if the shot isn’t bathed in all sorts of moody shadow?

Oh, snap. It really does look like they lightened that dude’s eyes.

Like many fans, I’m willing to cling to almost any theory that proves Jon Snow isn’t dead for good (and, personally, I think we’re going to see him warg into Ghost and be resurrected by Melisandre). This “eye-color change” theory is attractive, though, for two reasons. One, it suggests that Jon is undergoing some kind of mystical transformation, and two, Targaryens are known for their purplish eyes. Most hardcore Game of Thrones fans believe that Jon is Rhaegar Targaryen’s love child by Lyanna Stark, and that Ned adopted him to save him from being slaughtered like Rhaegar’s other children. So, if Jon’s eyes are turning purple, it adds flames to the fire that he’s a Targaryen heir — and a possible contender for the Lord of Light’s death-defying champion.

If you’re like Fox Mulder, and you want to believe, check out what happens to the screencap in this article’s header when the levels are adjusted to remove shadow: